Christmas 2026
Christmas lights in Vancouver 2026: what each one costs
Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge. Photo courtesy Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Christmas 2026
Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge. Photo courtesy Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Real talk: a Christmas lights date in Vancouver can cost you nothing or close to $180 for two, and the pricey ones aren't automatically the best. We checked every 2026 price on the organisers' own sites, so here's exactly what each one costs before you commit.
Prices checked October 25, 2026 on each operator's own 2026 ticket page. Two adult tickets, before tax and fees unless noted.
Every price here is for two adult tickets at the operator's own published 2026 rate, checked on October 21. Unless we say otherwise, it's before tax and booking fees, and it doesn't include parking, food or extras.
Prices change. Some operators charge more on busy nights, and a few haven't published every date yet, so use the official link on each listing before you book.
Coquitlam · Nov 27
Free
Burnaby · Nov 25 to Jan 3, 2027
Free
Downtown Vancouver · Nov 12
Free
White Rock · Nov 28
Free
Tsawwassen, Delta · Nov 27
Free
Langley · Nov 19 to Jan 2, 2027
$35.98 to $47.98
Surrey (Cloverdale) · Nov 27 to Dec 29
From $48
Shaughnessy, Vancouver · Nov 27 to Jan 3, 2027
$56
Brentwood Bay, near Victoria · Dec 1 to Jan 6, 2027
$82
North Vancouver · Nov 20 to Jan 10, 2027
$150 to $159.90
North Vancouver · Nov 20 to Dec 24
$148 to $178
Bar length shows the top price for two. Tickets only; parking and food are extra.
Three displays cost nothing to get in. Lights at Lafarge in Coquitlam opens with a celebration night on November 27. Festive Village at Burnaby Village Museum is free from November 25, with a $2.86 carousel ride if you want one. Lights of Hope at St. Paul's Hospital lights up on November 12, and the foundation says this is its final year on Burrard Street.
Our take: Festive Village is the best free date of the lot, because there's enough to wander through that it feels like an actual outing, not just a quick look.
Coquitlam · Nov 27
Burnaby · Nov 25 to Jan 3, 2027
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Photo courtesy City of Burnaby, Burnaby Village Museum
Downtown Vancouver · Nov 12
White Rock · Nov 28
Tsawwassen, Delta · Nov 27
Glow Gardens in Langley is $35.98 to $47.98 for two, including the $4 fee per ticket, plus tax, and parking is free. Noël with the Magic of Bright Nights at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds starts at $48 for two before tax and service charges, with free parking. Yes, Bright Nights moved from Stanley Park to Cloverdale.
Langley · Nov 19 to Jan 2, 2027
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Photo courtesy Glow Gardens
Surrey (Cloverdale) · Nov 27 to Dec 29
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Photo courtesy Noël Holiday Light Festival
VanDusen Festival of Lights is $56 for two, the same price on every date, with half-hour timed entry. If you're in Victoria or fancy a ferry trip, the Magic of Christmas at Butchart Gardens is $82 for two with tax included.
Our take: VanDusen is the sweet spot for a first holiday date. It's central, the price doesn't jump on weekends, and the timed entry means you're not queueing in the cold.
Shaughnessy, Vancouver · Nov 27 to Jan 3, 2027
Official pageDirectionsMake it a date plan
Photo: Destination Vancouver
Brentwood Bay, near Victoria · Dec 1 to Jan 6, 2027
Official pageDirectionsMake it a date plan
Photo: The Butchart Gardens
Peak of Christmas at Grouse Mountain comes with mountain admission: $148 for two at the Lower Mainland rate or $178 at the regular rate. Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge is $150 for two online or $159.90 at the window, plus GST, with $9 parking for up to three hours.
If you live in BC, the math changes: two Capilano resident annual passes cost $156 and include Canyon Lights, so if you'd go back in summer, the pass wins.
North Vancouver · Nov 20 to Jan 10, 2027
Official pageDirectionsMake it a date plan
Photo courtesy Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
North Vancouver · Nov 20 to Dec 24
Photo courtesy Grouse Mountain
These had not published 2026 details when we checked. We add them when their organisers do, rather than guess from last year.
Holidays at Hatley Castle (Colwood)
Daytime castle event, not a lights display. 2025 tickets were $16.80 to $26.25; 2026 not announced.
Truck Light Parade (Victoria)
Free in 2025 (Dec 6). 2026 date not announced.
Carol Ships Parade of Lights
Free to watch from shore in past years. We could not confirm 2026 sailings on the organiser's site.
Lights of Wonder, Centennial Square (Victoria)
Free in past years. No current official page for 2026.
Tickets for two adults at the operator's own published price, before tax and fees unless noted. Parking and food are extra. Each figure comes from the operator's own 2026 ticket page, read on October 25, 2026, and we never use review sites or last year's prices. Journalists and bloggers are welcome to cite this page; please link to it. Spotted a change? Email hello@datespark.ca.
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Adult tickets are $28 on every date in 2026, so $56 for two, with half-hour timed entry bought online. It runs November 27 to January 3, 4 to 10pm, closed December 25.
Lights at Lafarge in Coquitlam, Festive Village at Burnaby Village Museum and Lights of Hope at St. Paul's Hospital are free to visit in 2026.
Adult tickets are $75 online or $79.95 at the window, plus GST, so $150 to $159.90 for two. BC residents can buy a $78 annual pass that includes Canyon Lights.
The Magic of Bright Nights now runs inside Noël at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds in Surrey, November 27 to December 29, with adult tickets from $24 plus tax and service charges.
Glow Gardens in Langley, at $35.98 to $47.98 for two including the per-ticket fee, plus tax, with free parking.
We read each operator's own 2026 ticket page on October 21, 2026 and added up two adult tickets. Tax, fees and parking are extra unless the listing says otherwise.